About every grain

An appreciation for every moment at the table, shared between gifts from nature and our selves.

I specialises in the Nerikomi technique. My aim is to capture the slowness of time by creating quiet, yet moving patterns which invites a hand-held discovery. Tactility and fluid patterns in my vessels awaken respite and sensitivity towards food.

I hand-build moving surface patterns that encompass functional vessels. Marbled and fluid patterns are revealed by puzzling, layering, and slicing a range of coloured clays. I choose to embed colours, imperfections, dark speckles and textures into the clay body. My pattern-work honours the meticulous tradition of Nerikomi processes from Japanese and Chinese history, but also sits comfortably on today’s dinner table. 

All Every Grain vessels, whether large and or small, take four to six weeks to complete using patience and delicate hands. I choose to be one of only a few craftspeople to employ the rigorous Nerikomi processes. Nerikomi is a sensitive technique that requires patience and an acceptance for the risk of failure. The precious few pieces that end up in people’s hands have survived the test of cracking and precarious making process, and should therefore be worthy of being used and treasured.

Nerikomi

Neri - To knead and mix

Komi - To press onto (a mould)

A ceramic technique which creates Japanese agateware. Clays of different colours and similar shrinkage rates are laminated together, folded, pressed into logs, and sliced to reveal an arranged pattern. Slabs can then be pressed onto moulds to make the form. Though sometimes used interchangeably, nerikomi is in fact different from neriage (練上), a marbling and wheel throwing technique.